News for 'Chittoor MP'

This TDP MP dons unique outfit to protest against demonetisation

This TDP MP dons unique outfit to protest against demonetisation

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

The Chittoor MP's dress was split vertically with a white part having pictures of a wailing farmer and a worker while the other portion in black showed rich people rejoicing.

Pushpa: The Rule Review: Bloated Spectacle

Pushpa: The Rule Review: Bloated Spectacle

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

What makes Pushpa 2 float is Allu Arjun's magnetic performance. The actor really goes an extra mile to deliver the wildfire he promised, observes Mayur Sanap.

Former TDP MP Sivaprasad passes away

Former TDP MP Sivaprasad passes away

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

"I lost my close friend. Sivaprasad fought relentlessly for the rights of AP. His death is loss not only to Chittoor district but also the entire state," Chandrababu said.

Jagan Races Ahead In Andhra Poll Race

Jagan Races Ahead In Andhra Poll Race

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Scenes from the election campaign in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Amritsar, Ranchi and Guwahati.

Bharatanatyam legend Yamini Krishnamurti passes away

Bharatanatyam legend Yamini Krishnamurti passes away

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurti died at the Apollo hospital New Delhi on Saturday. She was 84.

Andhra Pradesh MP arrested for slapping Air India official

Andhra Pradesh MP arrested for slapping Air India official

Rediff.com17 Jan 2016

P Mithun Reddy was detained by the immigration officers at the Chennai airport after he returned from Bangkok around 1 am.

Trust vote: Expelled TDP MP rewarded

Trust vote: Expelled TDP MP rewarded

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

The reward came exactly a month later. Liquor baron and expelled Telugu Desam Party MP from Chittoor D K Adikesavalu Naidu was appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams, the world's richest Hindu shrine, for having shown his loyalty to the United Progressive Alliance government during the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha on July 22.

PHOTOS: This TDP MP's unique way of protesting

PHOTOS: This TDP MP's unique way of protesting

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

Telugu Desam Party MP Naramalli Sivaprasad has been donning various outfits in order to protest and demand special status for Andhra Pradesh.

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Rediff.com13 May 2024

A voter turnout of over 40 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 96 constituencies spread over 10 states and Union Territories amid incidents of violence in Andhra Pradesh and reports of poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh.

No bail for YSRC MP who bashed up Air India staffer

No bail for YSRC MP who bashed up Air India staffer

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

A court in Andhra Pradesh has dismissed the bail pleas of YSR Congress MP P Mithun Reddy and another party leader who were arrested for allegedly assaulting an Air India official in November last year.

MDMK MP, CPI MLA among 1,000 workers held over dam issue

MDMK MP, CPI MLA among 1,000 workers held over dam issue

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Ganeshamurthy and Communist Party of India member of Legislative Assembly M Arumugam were arrested on Sunday along with 1,000 workers of different parties when they tried to cross to Kerala to stage a demonstration to protest that government's move to build a dam across Bhavani river in Chittoor.

YSR loyalist has his task cut out as CM

YSR loyalist has his task cut out as CM

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

A legislator from his native Chittoor district in the Rayalaseema region of the state, 50-year-old Reddy will have to also use all his political acumen to take on the challenge posed by Congress' rebel Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.

Meet the 5 richest MPs

Meet the 5 richest MPs

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

'The D K Adikesavulu clan is so wealthy, owns so many houses, and has so much jewellery,' notes T V R Shenoy, 'that it did not notice a servant stealing at the rate of Rs 66 lakh every year!'

Coronavirus cases soar as migrants, others reach home

Coronavirus cases soar as migrants, others reach home

Rediff.com15 May 2020

As people crisscross the country, eager to return to their homes, the cases have raced past 80,000 with at least 2,649 deaths, according to the Union health ministry on Friday. While there is no exact count, this includes a large number of those who have returned to their states.

Why Andhra Pradesh Wants Special Status

Why Andhra Pradesh Wants Special Status

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

'After the creation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has been left as an agrarian state.' 'Therefore, the special category status to this residual state was imminent and necessary for its development,' YSR Congress MP V Vijayasai Reddy explained in the Rajya Sabha.

Corporate honchos in Andhra Pradesh join poll pray

Corporate honchos in Andhra Pradesh join poll pray

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

It is not just film stars who are spicing up the poll scene in Andhra Pradesh, but also corporate honchos who are jumping on to the political bandwagon to try their fortunes in Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

LS polls: Bihar sees lowest turnout with 50%, WB tops with 81%

LS polls: Bihar sees lowest turnout with 50%, WB tops with 81%

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

This time however, the poll panel did not share the overall polling percentage at its briefing.

'Telangana is a classic case of how not to do things'

'Telangana is a classic case of how not to do things'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Lok Satta Party chief Jayaprakash Narayan talks to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa on the Telangana turmoil, 'juvenile' Aam Aadmi Party and more.

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not only a national but also an international prism.'